CAWA (China Africa Water Association) is established in 2013 in partnership with UNESCO, UWC (University of Western Cape), AGA (Africa Groundwater Academy) and universities in China with the Objective of promoting exchange and collaboration among professionals on water and related environmental fields in developing regions, especially between China and Africa, which is guided by the Scientific Steering Committee, supported by CAWA members, including Youth League, and managed by the Secretariat based both in Africa and China.

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Scientific Steering Committee

Chairperson:  Yongxin Xu, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Committee Members: (in alphabetical order of surnames)

Jianhua Cao,  Institute of Karst Geology, China

Jie Chen, Wuhan University, China

Xiaohong Chen, Sun Yat-sen University, China

David Han, University of Bristol, UK

Harrison Pienaar, South African Institute of Industry and Science, South Africa

Xiaonong Hu, University of Jinan, China

Jimmy Jiao, University of Hong Kong, China

Chuan Liang , Sichuan University, China

Dedi Liu, Wuhan University, China

Ranya Aly Amer, Scientific Research and Technology Applications in African Cities, Egypt

Yanjun Shen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Vetrimurugan Elumalai, Zululand University, South Africa

Yonghui Zhu, Yangtze River Academy of Sciences, China